I thought Colin Powell did a fine job as secretary of state.

Fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

Freedom is not our gift to the world it is God's gift to humanity.

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say, well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be president of the United States.

I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States

A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it.

I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman.

It is almost safe to say that no government is likely to be overthrown until it loses the ability to make adequate use of its military.

I want to live my life, not record it.

The jazz I love is sweet and pure with raw elements, which is exactly what the good hip-hop is doing now.

If you were a pretty boy pop singer, it would wreck you, growing older

Once we get them in the studio, you interview a person the same way you would interview another. You ask them a question. You let them answer. You try to listen closely and then ask a follow-up.

You're never guaranteed about next year. People ask what you think of next season, you have to seize the opportunities when they're in front of you.

So my son is very curious, which is fantastic. He loves school. So I don't have to encourage him too much, but I love to do it because I know it's meaningful and words are powerful.

There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I want to be one of those actors.

All of my songs are about me and my experiences. They're very literal.

One of the real problems of society is that its far too atomized, what sociologists call secondary associations.